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The Body Announce North American Tour

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Nomadic apocalyptic doom cult The Body has an upcoming North American tour with Full Of Hell as support. Dates are below. They recently unleashed two separate collaborative recordings with Thou; the first, Released From Love, through Vinyl Rites in April 2014 and the second, You, Whom I Have Always Hated, just this year via Thrill Jockey, also responsible for the band’s 2014-released split with Sandworm and 2013-released I Shall Die Here collaboration with The Haxan Cloak.

THE BODY On Tour Now:
Apr 16: First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 17: Strange Matter – Richmond, VA (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 18: Gatewood Studio Arts Center – Greensboro, NC
Apr 19: Drunken Unicorn – Atlanta, GA (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 20: Local 662 – St. Petersburg, FL (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 21: Churchill’s – Miami, FL (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 22: The Warehouse – Gainesville, FL (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 23: The End – Nashville, TN (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 24: Sticky Fingerz – Little Rock, AR (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 26: Sisters In Christ – New Orleans, LA (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 27: Mohawk Inside – Austin, TX (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 28: Three Links – Dallas, TX (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 29: Electric Banana – El Paso, TX (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 30: 52 West – Phoenix, AZ (w/ Full of Hell)
May 01: Complex – Los Angeles, CA (w/ Full of Hell)
May 02: 924 Gilman – Berkeley, CA (w/ Full of Hell)
May 03: Highwater Mark – Portland, OR (w/ Full of Hell)
May 04: Black Lodge – Seattle, WA (w/ Full of Hell)
May 05: Feral House – Boise, ID (w/ Full of Hell)
May 06: TBA
May 07: Glob – Denver, CO (w/ Full of Hell)
May 08: Ernie November’s – Cheyenne, WY (w/ Full of Hell)
May 09: FOKL – Kansas City, MO
May 10: Triple Rock – Minneapolis, MN (w/ Full of Hell)
May 11: Quarters – Milwaukee, WI (w/ Full of Hell)
May 12: The Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL (w/ Full of Hell)
May 13: Belvederes – Pittsburgh, PA (w/ Full of Hell)
May 14: Sugar City – Buffalo, NY (w/ Full of Hell)
May 15: The Middle East – Boston, MA (w/ Full of Hell)
May 16: ABC No Rio – New York, NY (w/ Full of Hell) (matinee show)
May 16: Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY (w/ Full of Hell) (night show)
May 17: Machines With Magnets – Providence, RI (w/ Full of Hell)
May 22: Space Gallery – Portland, ME (w/ Clean)
May 23: TBA – Montreal, QC (w/ Clean)
May 24: TBA – Toronto, ON (w/ Clean)
May 25: Union Arts – Washington, DC (w/ Full Of Hell, Primitive Man)
Jun 03: The Crown – Baltimore, MD (Apex VI w/ Trepaneringsritualen, Aderlating, Irm, Sutekh Hexen)
Jun 07: Trans Pecos – Queens, NY (Apex VI w/ Sophia + Karjalan Sissit, Svartsinn, Northaunt, Havan, Funerary Call)

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The Body Books Upcoming Tour With Full Of Hell

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Portland, OR based doomsday cult The Body has booked an upcoming tour with Full Of Hell. Stream their music video for “Beyond the Realms of Dream…” from You, Whom I Have Always Hated, here.

An act notorious for constantly touring and recording new material, THE BODY recently unleashed a two separate collaborative recordings with Thou; the first, Released From Love, through Vinyl Rites in April 2014 and the second, You, Whom I Have Always Hated, just this year via Thrill Jockey, also responsible for the band’s 2014-released split with Sandworm and 2013-released I Shall Die Here collaboration with The Haxan Cloak.

THE BODY Tour Dates:
Mar 07: 924 Gilman – Berkeley, CA @ Two Piece Fest
Mar 08: All Star Lanes – Los Angeles, CA
Apr 06: Soundpony – Tulsa, OK
Apr 07: JR’s Lightbulb Club – Fayetteville, AR
Apr 08: Melt – St. Louis, MO
Apr 14: Deep Desert – Providence, RI (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 16: Golden Tea House – Philadelphia, PA (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 17: Strange Matter – Richmond, VA (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 19: Drunken Unicorn – Atlanta, GA (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 20: Local 662 – St. Petersburg, FL (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 21: Churchill’s – Miami, FL (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 22: The Warehouse – Gainesville, FL (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 23: The End – Nashville, TN (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 24: Sticky Fingerz – Little Rock, AR (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 26: Sisters In Christ – New Orleans, LA (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 27: Mohawk Inside – Austin, TX (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 28: Three Links – Dallas, TX (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 29: Electric Banana – El Paso, TX (w/ Full of Hell)
Apr 30: 52 West – Phoenix, AZ (w/ Full of Hell)
May 01: Complex – Los Angeles, CA (w/ Full of Hell)
May 02: 924 Gilman – Berkeley, CA (w/ Full of Hell)
May 03: Highwater Mark – Portland, OR (w/ Full of Hell)
May 04: Black Lodge – Seattle, WA (w/ Full of Hell)
May 05: Feral House – Boise, ID (w/ Full of Hell)
May 07: Glob – Denver, CO (w/ Full of Hell)
May 08: Ernie November’s – Cheyenne, WY (w/ Full of Hell)
May 10: Triple Rock – Minneapolis, MN (w/ Full of Hell)
May 11: Quarters – Milwaukee, WI (w/ Full of Hell)
May 12: The Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL (w/ Full of Hell)
May 13: Belvederes – Pittsburgh, PA (w/ Full of Hell)
May 14: Sugar City – Buffalo, NY (w/ Full of Hell)
May 15: The Middle East – Boston, MA (w/ Full of Hell)
May 16: ABC No Rio – New York, NY (w/ Full of Hell (matinee show))
May 16: Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY (w/ Full of Hell)
May 17: Machines With Magnets – Providence, RI (w/ Full of Hell)

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Neurosis – The Haxan Cloak: Live at The Cockpit, Leeds UK

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Venturing outside of London in the first time in over a generation, Oakland C.A.’s Neurosis reputation in the live arena has always gone before them, yet tonight anticipation has reached a fever pitch.

Opening proceeding is the one man, feel bad trip that is atmospheric electro act The Haxan Cloak. Bathed in strobe lights so the pulsing rhythms and droning bass occupies centre stage. Feeling more at home with the Bristol trip hop scene than any of the drone metal alumni and while one shadowy figure doesn’t make for compelling viewing, the nocturnal desolation serves as a fittingly uneasy warm up.

 

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It’s shocking the venue failed to sell-out in advance but no one would know considering how tightly packed together the audience is.

 

The towering tribal rhythms of Jason Roeder’s drumming usher in ‘A Sun That Never Sets’ sends the devoted into a spiral of ecstasy in which they remain until the final droning note has fell silent. A truly spiritual experience in many ways the claustrophobic anguish and unencumbered aggression that is ‘Locust Star’ is delivered with equal passion given to numbers from 2012’s ‘Honor Found In Decay’ opus.

 

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Utterly transfixed despite the oppressive temperature inside the venue the anguish, vulnerability and feelings of empowerment capture the audience in a way so few acts can muster. The juxtaposition of haunting ambiance and titanic heaviness gives the set an organic and emotional connection which far surpasses the feeling of watching a band perform a few greatest hits. ‘The Tide’ is awe-inspiring, its tranquil beginnings rise to a climax of devastating proportions. It’s orchestral feel stands a perfect contrast of the venomous delivery of ‘Bleed The Pigs’ where Scott Kelly’s visceral delivery would suggest he requires an exorcism to remedy the pain.

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When many of their peers have petered out or lack their original intensity Neurosis have grown like a great redwood tree, becoming more gnarled, dynamic and grander than before.

As a gargantuan rendition of ‘The Doorway’ and ‘Stones From The Sky’ end tonight’s vespertine sermon there can be no doubt that this seminal group remains at the peak of their powers.

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Neurosis Set List:

A Sun That Never Sets

Locust Star

At the Well

We All Rage in Gold

From the Hill

The Tide

Water Is Not Enough

My Heart for Deliverance

Bleeding the Pigs

The Doorway

Stones from the Sky

 

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WORDS BY ROSS BAKER

PHOTOS BY SAR PHOTOGRAPHY